Kanawha County Commission approves $1.08M mobile command unit, hires two deputies and accepts $200,000 cyber grant
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At its Feb. 19 meeting, the Kanawha County Commission approved multiple purchase orders including a $1,082,193 mobile command unit, hired two full-time deputy sheriffs effective March 1, and authorized a $200,000 State and Local Cybersecurity Grant for the sheriff's office; commissioners also accepted an independent audit with no exceptions.
The Kanawha County Commission on Feb. 19 approved a series of procurement and personnel actions, including a $1,082,193 purchase order for an International TOSV Command Unit from Atlantic Emergency Solutions, the hiring of two deputy sheriffs and authorization of a $200,000 cybersecurity grant for the sheriff's office.
Commission President Ben Salango called the meeting to order at 4 p.m. and Commissioners Lance Wheeler and Natalie E. Tennant moved and seconded approval of the items listed on the agenda. Motions carried on all listed orders and ratifications.
Among the purchase orders approved were $1,082,193 to Atlantic Emergency Solutions for an International TOSV Command Unit (mobile command), $401,259 to Sutphen Corporation for a commercial pumper, $150,000 to Charleston Regatta Inc., and other vendor payments and reimbursements noted on the agenda. Commissioner Lance Wheeler moved to approve the purchase orders; Commissioner Tennant seconded and the motion carried.
The commission approved employment for Jaden Lee Booker and Drew Layton Cabell as deputy sheriffs, each at $57,054.40 per year, with both appointments effective March 1. Sheriff Joseph H. Crawford was listed on the agenda as the presenting official for the hires.
The commission also authorized the president to sign a grant agreement for the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office under the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) in the amount of $200,000 (Award Number EMW-2023-CY-00062).
During the meeting Kim Fleck, deputy county manager and director of finance, and an auditor from Perry & Associates presented the county audit. "There were no exceptions," the auditor reported, and Fleck said the county had "a wonderful audit this year," reflecting improvements from the prior year. Commissioners voted to accept the audit report.
Other routine fiduciary items, ratifications of emergency checks, line-item budget revisions and vendor reimbursements were approved and documentation was made available at the County Clerk's office. The meeting adjourned at 5:24 p.m.
What comes next: Budget requests and several agency funding proposals discussed at the meeting will be returned to the commission for further review during March meetings; staff were directed to prepare contract reviews and follow-up cost estimates on storage and capital projects.